Smiles, Serves & Smashes
New England
Pickleball Hub
Courts, tournaments, paddle reviews, and local stories — hosted by your USA Pickleball Ambassador for North Central Massachusetts.
🎾 Meet the family that runs the site — Les, Donna & Jason Regan.
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Your Guide to Pickleball in New England
New England pickleball is booming — from indoor clubs in the Massachusetts snow belt to seacoast courts in New Hampshire and Rhode Island — and Regan Family Pickleball is your guide to all of it. I'm Jason Regan, a USA Pickleball Ambassador and PCI-certified coach based in North Central Massachusetts, and I built this site to help players across all six New England states find where to play, what to play with, and how to get better.
Looking for a game? Our court directory maps hundreds of indoor and outdoor courts across Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Maine. Shopping for a paddle? We've hands-tested and reviewed 700+ paddles so you can buy with confidence, whatever your budget or play style. Want to level up? Our skills library breaks down every shot — dinks, drops, resets, serves — in plain English, and our coach directory connects you with local instruction.
You'll also find a running tournament calendar for the whole region, weekly court and paddle spotlights, and original New England pickleball news you won't get from the national sites. Whether you picked up a paddle last week or you're chasing your next medal — welcome. You're in the right place.
The Bay State Gold Cup @ The Picklr Burlington
📍 The Picklr Burlington · Burlington, MA · Dec 5–6, 2026
An indoor winter weekend at The Picklr in Burlington, just north of Boston — a good one to keep the season going once the outdoor courts close. Players 2.5 to 5.0 sorted by skill then age, with doubles, mixed and singles. Registration closes Dec 2.
From 2.0 to 5.0 — one stop at a time
Find your level and see exactly what to master to reach the next — the full 2.0 to 5.0 skill map, step by step.
Pickleball Return of Serve Rules: What's Legal and How to Hit It
Does the return have to bounce? Can it land in the kitchen? The rules, where to stand, and how to hit it deep enough to take the point.
Most popular: How to Dink · The Third-Shot Drop · Tournament Formats · How to Play
Independent Paddle Reviews
Three top-rated paddles from our 700+ database — a fresh trio every week. Side-by-side Pickleball Studio and John Kew ratings, plus Ambassador discount codes when available.
What should you be playing?
Answer 3 quick questions and we’ll match you from 700+ lab-tested paddles — ranked on real measured specs, with discount codes. 30 seconds, no email needed to see your results.
Orchard Hills Athletic Club
Lancaster, MA
Indoor pickleball played on the tennis courts (portable nets). Full-service club, drop-in or rent a court. Solid winter option close to home.
📍 100 Duval Rd, Lancaster, MA
What's Happening
Aggregated news from USA Pickleball, the PPA Tour, Pickleball Magazine, The Dink, and Pickleball Studio — plus original commentary from a New England point of view.
Pickleball by State
Courts, lessons, and a local guide for every New England state. Pick yours: